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|[https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops Pinside Shops] | |[https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops Pinside Shops] | ||
|Aftermarket parts & mods from various sellers. | |Aftermarket parts & mods from various sellers. | ||
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| + | =Archived References of Former Suppliers= | ||
| + | This is a list of former suppliers that are no longer in operation. In many cases, their websites had good information and reference material available, which is why an archived version of their old websites are linked here. | ||
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| + | |[http://www.greatplainselectronics.com/ Great Plains Electronics] [https://web.archive.org/web/20240220022907/https://www.greatplainselectronics.com/ (Archived Link)] | ||
| + | |US | ||
| + | |Electronics and Boards | ||
| + | |Electronics components and pinball board repair kits. Closed in mid-2022. | ||
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| + | |[http://www.greatlakesmodular.com/ Great Lakes Modular] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230206205704/http://www.greatlakesmodular.com/ (Archived Link)] | ||
| + | |US | ||
| + | |Electronics and Boards | ||
| + | |Various replacement boards; mostly smaller auxiliary boards. Some upgrade parts kits for parts with known flaws/issues. Fully ceased operating around 2018. | ||
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| + | |[https://web.archive.org/web/20220208124421/https://ksarcade.net/ K's Arcade (Archived Link)] [https://www.facebook.com/KsArcade.pinballparts/ Facebook] | ||
| + | |US | ||
| + | |Electronics and Boards | ||
| + | |New and refurbished boards, displays, electronic parts. Board repair services. Good visual reference for a wide range of boards along with part numbers and notes on compatibility for boards/transformers. Closed in 2022. | ||
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| + | |[https://web.archive.org/web/20201031081832/http://minute-man.com/ Minute Man Electronics (Archived Link)] | ||
| + | |US | ||
| + | |Restoration | ||
| + | |[https://web.archive.org/web/20150610021633/http://www.minute-man.com/acatalog/Flat_Tinned_Copper_Braid.html Ground braid], various tools & supplies. The website went offline in late 2021 | ||
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| + | |[https://web.archive.org/web/20200505150717/http://www.pinballrescue.net:80/ Pinball Rescue (Archived Link)] | ||
| + | |AU | ||
| + | |Restoration | ||
| + | |Plastics sets & various decals for EM-era games. Closed in 2021. | ||
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| + | |[https://web.archive.org/web/20191219185236/http://www.pinbits.com:80/ Pinbits (Archived Link)] | ||
| + | |US | ||
| + | |Specialty | ||
| + | |Plastics protectors, playfield windows, ramp flaps, mods, and various game enhancements. Also, [https://www.iobium.com/Twilight%20Zone/Pinball.htm Martin's site] full of good repair information ([https://web.archive.org/web/20231005233345/https://www.iobium.com/Twilight%20Zone/Pinball.htm backup archive link]). Orders started going unfulfilled in late 2020, and the website finally went offline in late 2021. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:19, 17 March 2024
1 Introduction
Supplies, parts, mods and tools are available from various pinball-specific businesses as well other retail/wholesale suppliers.
As always, it's best to "do you homework" before ordering from any supplier. Search Online Pinball Communities or other pinball interest groups for the reputation of sellers. Being listed below is not an endorsement by PinWiki or to be construed as a list of "good sellers".
2 Suppliers
| Retailer | Located | Int'l Shipping | Specialty | Notes | Games | General Tools & Supplies | Replacement Parts | Electronic Components | Pinball PCBs | Playfields | Plastics | Backglasses/Translites | Cabinet Decals / Stencils | Ramps | LEDs | Mods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80/20 Inc | US | Specialty | Extruded T-slot aluminium profiles/bars. Note: useful for building fixtures, playfield rotisseries, CNC machines, etc | Y | ||||||||||||
| All Electronics | US | Electronics and Boards | Electronics components | Y | ||||||||||||
| APB Enterprises | US | Electronics and Boards | Various aftermarket coils with original-style wrappers. |
Y | ||||||||||||
| Action Pinball | US | Yes | General | ROM chips, ring kits, parts, plastics, manuals. Note: Occasionally closes the website during vacations | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
| Astill Entertainment | Canada | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Wide range of programmed pinball chips including: PROMs, GALs, GALs, PIC chips, EPROMs and more. | Y | |||||||||||
| Arcade Chips | US | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Hard-to-find ICs/chips, CPUs, video processors, amps, plus a few other common ICs, RAM chips, and EPROMs | Y | |||||||||||
| Arcade Shop | US | Yes | General | Some common pinball parts, electronics components & ICs, boards, etc. Also lots of arcade parts and artwork decals. | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
| BG Resto | US | ? | Restoration | Digital backglass restoration, repair and replacements. | Y | |||||||||||
| Big Daddy Enterprises | US | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket replacement boards, pinball electronics repair kits, electronics components |
Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| Blick | US | Restoration | Art supplies, CreateX airbrush paints. | Y | ||||||||||||
| Buthamburg | Germany | Yes | Restoration | Reproduction playfields, plastics, various plastic parts. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Car Care Specialties | US | Canada only | Restoration | Source for One Grand Blitz Wax, P21S Wax, and waxing/cleaning materials | Y | |||||||||||
| Chime Unit | Germany | Yes | Specialty | Reproduction EM chime unit | Y | |||||||||||
| Cliffy's Pinball Protectors & Innovations | US | Yes | Restoration | Metal protectors for playfields & plastic ramps. Website does not list newest available products for additional games. Contact directly for unlisted games/products. | Y | |||||||||||
| CoinTaker | US | Lighting | LED bulbs, mods, games |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Comet Pinball | US | Yes | Lighting | LEDs, LED Kits, DMD glare eliminator, LEDOCD boards |
Y | |||||||||||
| Classic Playfield Reproductions | Canada | Yes | Restoration | Playfield, backglass and plastic reproductions | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| Competitive Products | USA | Yes | Common Playfield parts, coils, switches, rings, et.al. | Y | ||||||||||||
| DigiKey | USA | Yes | Electronics and Boards | General electronics components, Semiconductors, ICs, tools, Molex connectors/pins, fuses. | Y | |||||||||||
| Ecflipp | France | Yes | General | Some hard-to-find parts, plastics, ramps, etc. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Esslinger | USA | Restoration | Fiberglass cleaning pens/brushes; various jeweler's tools | Y | ||||||||||||
| Flipper Fidelity | USA | Yes | Mods | Speaker/Sound and light upgrades | Y | |||||||||||
| Flippp! (Pascal JANIN) | France | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Replacement board sets for Gottlieb machines | Y | |||||||||||
| Flippers.com/John's Jukes | Canada | Yes | General | Games and service info, parts sales |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Freddy's Pinball Paradise | Germany | General | Supplies parts and is a distributor. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Free Play | Sweden | ? | General | Supplies parts and is a distributor. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Fungus-Amungus Coin-Op | Canada | Yes | Specialty | Books, Flyers, Posters, Promo Plastics + More | ||||||||||||
| Fuses Unlimited | US | Electronics | Various fuses and fuse types | Y | ||||||||||||
| Future Electronics | Yes | Electronics | Electronic components | Y | ||||||||||||
| Gatecrasher (RGP/Pinside) | US | ? | Specialty | Backglass lift channels and other metal parts. Link to product review. | Y | |||||||||||
| Homepin | Taiwan | Yes | Electronics and Boards | NEW, Re-engineered Pinball replacement PCBs - Built & kit form available. Pinball manufacturer. | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
| Hot Rod Arcade & Pinball Plating | US | Mods | Plating & powdercoating exchange service. Some parts & games for sale. | Y | Y | |||||||||||
| Happ Controls | Worldwide | Yes | General | General coin-op | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Jameco | US | Electronics and Boards | Electronics, wire, ICs, connectors, headers, tools | Y | Y | |||||||||||
| JT Amusements | US | Yes | Specialty | Some obscure and hard to find parts | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
| Lakeside Pinball Parts | US | General | Common pinball parts | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| LED OCD | US | Electronics and Boards | Lamp controller boards for LED smoothing for GI and insert lighting on DMD & earlier era game systems. Now being distributed by Comet Pinball | Y | ||||||||||||
| Lee's Parts | US | ? | Mods | Lighting mods for WPC games | Y | |||||||||||
| Ler Mods | US | Mods | Lighted and other mods for various machines |
Y | ||||||||||||
| Little Shop of Games | US | General | Stern pinball machine distributor New and Used. Williams / Bally, Stern, Sega, and Data East Pinball parts distributor. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Langelius | US | Yes | Mods | Translucent stand-up targets. | Y | |||||||||||
| LCSC Electronics | China (Shenzhen) | Yes | Electronics Components | Reputable Asian supplier for genuine electronics components | Y | |||||||||||
| Mantis Amusements | US | Yes | General | Replacement metal parts; protectors, ramps, scoops, brackets, troughs, ball guides | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Marco Specialties | US | Yes | General | Major supplier of all varieties of parts for almost all games. Full-time staff and 24/7 web ordering. Toll-free customer support. Distributor |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Marlin P. Jones & Assoc. (MPJA) | US | Electronics and Boards | Electronics components | Y | ||||||||||||
| Mayfair Amusements | US | Specialty | Vintage and reproduction parts | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| McMaster Carr | US | Restoration | Tool and parts retailer | Y | ||||||||||||
| Mezel Mods | US | Yes | Mods | Various mods and other swag, distributor for various other mod creators | Y | |||||||||||
| Mirco Playfields | Germany | Yes | Restoration | Reproduction playfields, cabinet decals, plastics, and a few other items. Note: Check US-based suppliers to save on exchange rates & shipping. | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
| Mouser Electronics | US | Electronics and Boards | Molex connectors, semiconductors, tools | Y | ||||||||||||
| Mr. Pinball Austrailia | Australia | Yes | Distributor | Distributor & restoration parts | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||
| MyPinballs | UK | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket Bally sound boards & Gottlieb MPU and auxilliary boards, plus other replacement boards and mods. | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Newark Electronics | US | Electronics | Electronics components. Note: MCM Electronics was bought by Newark | Y | ||||||||||||
| Parts 4 Pinballs | Norway | Yes | General | Stern Game Reseller, mods, Stern boards, some replacement parts. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Parts Express | US | Electronics | Electronics components, cement resistors, speakers, speaker components, nylon cable clamps | Y | ||||||||||||
| Pinball Center | Germany | Some; Not USA | General | Pinball parts |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Pinball Decals | US | Mods | Pinball decals and enhancements | Y | Y | |||||||||||
| Pinball Electronics | US | ? | Electronics and Boards | NVRAM, aftermarket Bally/Stern boards, aftermarket Gottlieb power supplies, EPROM Adapters, special fuse boards, transistors & chips, etc. | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Pinball Haus | Australia | Yes | General | Replacement parts & mods. Titan Pinball reseller. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| The Pinball Heaven | UK | Yes | General | Distributor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Pinball Life | US | General | Major pinball parts supplier |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Pinball Mania | UK | Yes | General | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| PinballPCB aka Kohout Enterprises | US | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket Williams System 3-11 boards. | Y | |||||||||||
| Pinball Pimp | US | Restoration | High quality cabinet stencils and restoration services |
Y | ||||||||||||
| Pinball Pro | US | Electronics and Boards | Speaker/sound upgrades and game enhancements |
Y | Y | |||||||||||
| The Pinball Resource | US | Yes | General | Major supplier of all types of parts for almost all games. Common parts listed on web site, hundreds more are unlisted. Call or e-mail for information on other parts. Order via phone or e-mail, pay by check or money order. Gottlieb Authorized. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Pinball Replacement Parts | US | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket playfield PCBs | Y | ||||||||||||
| PinGraphix | US | Mods | Sideboard, backboard, apron and speaker grill decals; apron wraps, mirrored sideboard blades, magnetic graphics, shooter rods, etc. |
Y | ||||||||||||
| Pinitech | US | Electronics and Boards | NVRAM battery eliminators, EPROM adapters, diagnostic tools, LED score display kits including for SS Bally/Williams in traditional 2 board and single board configurations | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| PinScore | US | * | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket power supplies & LED displays *Order from distributors Note: as of 2022, website redirects to Marco Specialties. (archived supplier link). |
Y | |||||||||||
| PinSound | France | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket sound board upgrade for DE v3, WPC-89/95/DCS, System 11C |
Y | Y | ||||||||||
| The Pinwitch | Germany | Yes | General | Pinball Parts | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Planetary Pinball | US | Yes | General | Distributor, NOS and reproduction parts. Bally & Williams current license holder. Merged with Bay Area Amusements. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Ramp-O-Matic | US | Yes | Restoration | Reproduction plastic ramps, ramp flaps, etc | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Retro Refurbs | UK | Yes | Restoration | Reproduction cabinet decals and translites | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Ron & Nancy Webb | US | No | Restoration | Reproduction Backglasses. Gottlieb licensed. | Y | |||||||||||
| RTBB | Australia | General | Various replacement parts, electronics components & ICs, plastics, ramps, LEDs, protectors, mods, tools | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||
| Starship Fantasy | US | Specialty | Pinball ramps (taking over from Pinball Inc) and other parts. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
| Shay Arcade Group | US | Restoration | Reproduction Backglasses & Playfield Plastics. Gottlieb licensed | Y | ||||||||||||
| Siegecraft | US | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Diagnostic tools and specialty boards. Classic Bally/Stern LED Adapter! | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
| SpeakerLightKits | US | Yes | Mods | Speaker Light Kits and their accessories for Stern, Sega and Data East games | Y | |||||||||||
| Steflip | France | Electronics and Boards | Classic Bally/Stern combination replacement board for MPUs & sound boards (NB II) | Y | ||||||||||||
| Tayda Electronics | Bankok, Thailand | Yes | Electronics and Boards | Inexpensive common electronic parts (resistors, capacitors, ICs, breadboards/stripboards, etc). | Y | |||||||||||
| Tilt Graphics | US | Mods | Sideboard, backboard, apron decals; mirrored sideboard blades, shooter rods, misc. mods and HydroPrinting |
Y | Y | |||||||||||
| Titan Pinball | US | General | Silicone rubbers, LEDs, some tools & hardware | Y | Y | |||||||||||
| Verical / Arrow Electronics | US,various | Electronics and Boards | Electronics components in bulk | Y | ||||||||||||
| Wire-Bot | US | General | Wire, grounding wire, connector pins, wiring harnesses | Y | ||||||||||||
| World Wide Pinball | Taiwan | Yes | General | Pinball Parts Factory run by Scandinavians in Asia | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| XPin | US | Electronics and Boards | Aftermarket power supplies & LED score displays |
Y | ||||||||||||
| Wizard Mod | US | Mods | Cabinet blades, speaker panels, aprons, flipper bat toppers, etc | Y |
3 Other Supplier Lists
Various sites maintain their own pinball supplier lists.
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| Pinside's Pinball Biz | Pinside's business directory lists pinball-related businesses in various categories including suppliers. |
| Pinside Shops | Aftermarket parts & mods from various sellers. |
4 Archived References of Former Suppliers
This is a list of former suppliers that are no longer in operation. In many cases, their websites had good information and reference material available, which is why an archived version of their old websites are linked here.
| Retailer | Located | Specialty | Notes |
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| Great Plains Electronics (Archived Link) | US | Electronics and Boards | Electronics components and pinball board repair kits. Closed in mid-2022. |
| Great Lakes Modular (Archived Link) | US | Electronics and Boards | Various replacement boards; mostly smaller auxiliary boards. Some upgrade parts kits for parts with known flaws/issues. Fully ceased operating around 2018. |
| K's Arcade (Archived Link) Facebook | US | Electronics and Boards | New and refurbished boards, displays, electronic parts. Board repair services. Good visual reference for a wide range of boards along with part numbers and notes on compatibility for boards/transformers. Closed in 2022. |
| Minute Man Electronics (Archived Link) | US | Restoration | Ground braid, various tools & supplies. The website went offline in late 2021 |
| Pinball Rescue (Archived Link) | AU | Restoration | Plastics sets & various decals for EM-era games. Closed in 2021. |
| Pinbits (Archived Link) | US | Specialty | Plastics protectors, playfield windows, ramp flaps, mods, and various game enhancements. Also, Martin's site full of good repair information (backup archive link). Orders started going unfulfilled in late 2020, and the website finally went offline in late 2021. |
5 Apparel & Swag
| Retailer | Located | Int'l Shipping | Specialty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Danger Pinball | US | Apparel and Swag | ||
| Gottlieb Pinball Store | Canada | Apparel and Swag | Shirts, clocks, coasters, keychains, mugs, etc. featuring Gottlieb artwork | |
| Rage Tilt Pinball | US | Apparel and Swag | Shirts, stickers, magnets, greeting cards | |
| Silverball Swag | US | Apparel and Swag | Shirts, socks | |
| TiltHammer | US | Apparel and Swag | Pinball Patches, pins, stickers, hats, prints, t-shirts, hoodies, koozies, tokens, bottle openers, etc. | |
| The Two Fools | US | Apparel and Swag | Pinball-themed t-shirts |
6 Artwork
| Retailer | Located | Int'l Shipping | Specialty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinball Art Prints | Canada | Yes | Prints | Screen printed prints |
| PINball ART USA | US | Prints | Canvas prints of backglass artwork, puzzles, greeting cards | |
| Pinball Photos | US | Prints | Canvas prints of original photos; also placemats, night lights, coasters, blankets, etc | |
| TiltCycle | US | Artwork | Various pieces of artwork featuring used parts, playfields, etc |